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F1: Montreal Final circuit Modifications

Eric Lessa

F1: Montreal Final circuit Modifications

by Eric Lessa » Tue, 07 Jun 1994 08:34:23

        Ok people here's the list of the final official modifications at
Gilles Villeneuve Circuit next week + the technical changes made to the
cars:

THE CIRCUIT:

Turn 1:

        - The sandtrap is now bigger, higher tire protection, security
        rail installed over the higher tire protection and finally another
        tire wall just behind the first one ( 5 meters ).

Jabouille's Turn :

        - Another security rail.

After La Concorde Bridge:

        - Built a sandtrap.

Caroussel Turn:

        - Higher quantity of sand and a second row of tire protection.

In the hairpin:

        - They've make the sandtrap longer by 22 meters.

*** Turn:

        - The already annouced chicane + a new security rail who will fallow  
        what's left of the ancient turn.

Pit Corner ( Right/Left chicane ):

        - Add a new sandtrapp

THE CARS

        - The weight of the cars will be at 515 Kg instead of 500.

        - Commercial fuel now in effect.

        - Speed reduce to 80 km/h in the pits ( Alredy inforced in Spain )

        - The overhead air entry to the engines must be half block or another
          way of air entry over the cars sides must be installed.

        - The pilot's head will have to be protected by a 7 mm foam block on
          the sides of the car.

        - The suspension elements will have to be retained by a steel cable
          to the carbon fiber body.

That's basicly it,

        This Info was taken from La Presse Newspaper, Montreal, June 4th.

                Eric at the hairpin corner.


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